It's absolutely horrifying to think that this man could possibly be voted in.

The UK parliament are currently debating whether or not Trump should be banned from entering the UK. I doubt he will be banned but it is a good indicator of public opinion of him here. If he ever became President (shudder) it would damage the 'special relationship' massively I think.

Could it actually happen? The general public perception of him here is that he's a complete joke but then you guys did vote in George W Bush twice so anything could happen...

PulseFit saidIt's absolutely horrifying to think that this man could possibly be voted in.

The UK parliament are currently debating whether or not Trump should be banned from entering the UK. I doubt he will be banned but it is a good indicator of public opinion of him here. If he ever became President (shudder) it would damage the 'special relationship' massively I think.

Could it actually happen? The general public perception of him here is that he's a complete joke but then you guys did vote in George W Bush twice so anything could happen...

It could definitely happen. It's like a reality show competition. It's just a popularity contest. Oddly, the results seem to matter more to people in Mexico, the Mid east, UK, China, Russia, N. Korea, et al than they do to the average American who is eligible to vote for the next POTUS. The average American does not know all the players/policies. They know Trump and Clinton as celebrities. They see the election as almost inconsequential to their day to day lives.

There's a Stephen King book called Hearts in Atlantis, and it's about the Vietnam war, and all the hype around it. People remember that college students protested the war, but in the book the protesters were radicals, and most college students sat around playing cards (the game of hearts) while the country (Atlantis) sank. I think that's what it's like on the ground. Most Americans are playing fantasy football, etc. Only a minority are involved in the election.

PulseFit saidIt's absolutely horrifying to think that this man could possibly be voted in.

The UK parliament are currently debating whether or not Trump should be banned from entering the UK. I doubt he will be banned but it is a good indicator of public opinion of him here. If he ever became President (shudder) it would damage the 'special relationship' massively I think.

Could it actually happen? The general public perception of him here is that he's a complete joke but then you guys did vote in George W Bush twice so anything could happen...

The progressive US left looks to Europe and cares about public opinion. The rest of us don't care, and seeing the mess you've made (national healthcare and open borders for Muslims) I think any negative opinions in Europe will have the opposite effect here.

If you had said this a few months ago I would have said you were crazy. But with all the terrorists attacks and our borders having diamond encrusted welcome mats to illegal aliens, I can see where you might be right. A LOT of people are terrified of having our borders open after seeing what's happening across Europe and will tell their friends they're voting Democratic but will pull that Trump lever once in the privacy of the voting booth.

My generation(millenials) doesn't care about Trump or even Hilary to be honest. Almost everyone my age that I've talked about the election has their vote for Bernie. I'm not worried about the mad man(trump) getting elected President, he's just entertaining us.

socal56 saidMy generation(millenials) doesn't care about Trump or even Hilary to be honest. Almost everyone my age that I've talked about the election has their vote for Bernie. I'm not worried about the mad man(trump) getting elected President, he's just entertaining us.

Most of what Sanders promises is a pipe dream that Congress would never approve, and taxes to pay for all his free shit can't be changed without Congress. And if he came close to getting his way, the large corporations would move out of the US, taking away jobs and destroying the economy. Voters will never elect a self-declared socialist and those who support him are completely naive and have little understanding of economics.

That many of your fellow college students support him is a testament to the failure of our educational system teaching students how to think. Fits in with lefty professors trying to indoctrinate their subjects.

^^^ that's what I was thinking, if he would raise taxes like he wants them to be raised all the corporations will move to countries with lower taxes, it's happening already, with Sanders it would be massive